Uterine support.



C. G. HALL.

UTERINE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 12, 1915.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

' I/IIVE/VTOR A TTOR/VE Y8 oLA Es e. HALL, or wAsHINGToN, DIsTRIcT or COLUMBIA.

UTERINE SUPPORT.

Application filed October 12, 1915 Serial No. 55,422.

T0 all whom it may concern: 3

Be it known that I, CLAiis G. HALL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of lVashington, District of Columbia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Uterine Supports, of which the following is a specification. r

My invention is an improvement in uterine supports of the character designated, and the invention has for its object to provide a support of the character specified, that may be worn with comfort and convenience, that may be adjusted to suit varying conditions, which will be unaliected by discharges of any character, and whlch may be easily removed and replaced, and which will aiford a perfect support. 7 7 7 In the drawings Figure l is a top plan view of the improved support, Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the supporting cup showing its mounting, and Fig. i is a perspective View of the adjusting sleeve.

In the present embodiment of the invention, a flexible supporting member is provided, comprising upper and lower sheets 1 and 2 of soft flexible material, as for instance, for the sheet 2 cloth and for'the sheet 1 chamois-skin or the like, the firstnamed sheet being rectangular, while the last-named is of smaller size and of irregular form, as shown.

Suitable supporting straps 3 are provided at one side of the supporting member, the said straps being of tape or the like, and other straps 4 are provided at the opposite side. The straps 3 extend approximately parallel in spaced relation as shown, while the straps 4 diverge from each other, and other straps 5 are connected with the supporting member at the outer sides of the straps 4. These straps 3, 4 and 5 are connected with a suitable belt in any desired or convenient manner, and the supporting element proper is connected with the supporting member 12.

The support proper comprises a shallow cup-shaped receiver 5, in the form of a hollow spherical segment, and having at its center a socket 6. This socket 6 is adapted to receive a ball 7 on one end of a rod 8 of suitable length and cross section. The rod and the receiver 5 as well as the socket 6 are of non corrosive material, as for instance, silver of suflicient purity to prevent corrosive action from the discharges.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

The socket Gis in the form of a cupin the first instance, and after the ball 7 is in serted, the free edge of the socket is upset or bent inwardly as indicated to prevent -d1sengagement of the ball, while at the same time permitting a limited swinging movement of the receiver with respect to the rod. The rod is adjustably connected with the flexible member 1-2, by means of a sleeve '9, the said sleeve being rigidly connected with the flexible supporting member at the center thereof. This sleeve isprovide'd with a radial internally threaded nipple 10, and a set "screw 11 is threaded through the nipple, thelset screw extending into the interior of the sleeve and engaging the rod 8 to hold the rod in adjusted position.

-: The sleeve-is provided at its upper end with oppositely extending eyes 12, and these eyes are arranged between the sheets 1 and 2 of the flexible member as shown, and are secured to the sheets by means of stitching or the like, the stitches being passed through the eyes. Thus while the sleeve is rigid with the flexible supporting member so far as vertical movement of the sleeve with respect to the said member is concerned, yet it may move laterally at its free end to prevent damage to the flexible member or to the sleeve by swinging movement of the rod. The sheet 2 is of smaller size than the sheet 1, and is superposed on the under face of the sheet 1 at the center thereof, and is secured thereto and tothe straps 3 15 by a double row of stitching 13. The double row of stitching 13 outlines the edge of the sheet 2, and this stitching is passed through the sheet 1 and through the ends of the straps 3- 15.

It will be noted that at one edge of the 7 sheet 1 the sheet 2 is pointed as shown, the apex being between the straps 3. The sheet 1 is of such length that when the support is in place, the free ends of the sheet will depend on each side of the lower end of the rod '8 to protect the wearer against injury or chafing by the lower end of the rod. By arranging the sheet 2 at the center of sheet 1, a reasonable rigid supporting member is provided for the sleeve 9, and depending guards or shields for preventing chafing by the end of the rod. The sheet 1 may be washed when necessary, and since it is of leather it will not absorb discharges and become foul.

The cup-shaped receiver has a limited angular movement With respect to the rod" because of the universal joint connection, consisting of the ball and socket 6 and '7, and since this element as Well as the rod 8 is of silver they Will not be injured by the discharges. Preferably the straps 5 have bucklesor snap fasteners, not shown, at their ends for connection with tapes. to, connect the said straps With the supporting belt, and tapesiet maybe secured to the straps 4;; the said. tapes may have buckles for connection with. the straps. The elements 4 and 5. are in: fact tabs for connection With supporting Straps, and these straps, as Well: as the straps 3. may be of elastic material.

In. operation, the; support l-2 is arranged in position, being supported; by asuitable belt and; loosening the set screw 11, the wearer will adjust the rod 8 to the proper height toprovide for the; necessary support. Whenever it is desired to remove-the support the set screw may be loosened and the rod may be iritlmlrawn, after which the support may be: loosened: from. the-belt. The; support is intended to be; WOlIl: duringt-he; time: that the user is on her feet andmovi-ng around, and itWill be removed at, other times. Because of the fa t that he. metal.- parts 56-8 are of silver they Will be always clean, and there Will be no danger from the insertion ofseptic matter.

The device While simple is efficient, and because of the simplicity of construction and the few parts it may be manufactured at a reasonable cost and Will not easily get out oforder.

I claim A support of the character specified, comprisinga pad; consisting of a; sheet of chamois-skin or-the; like, having superposed on; the under face and at, the, center; thereof a sheet of fibrous material, supporting tabs haying their-endsrecei-ved between the-sheets and securing means passing through the sheets and; the tabs, a sleeve held: at the center' of the pad and extending through the saine, a rod of silver-slidable in. the sleeve, a receiving cup of silver having a ball and socket joint connection with. they upper end of the-rocha Set screw threaded through the sheet for holding the rod in adjusted position, the, end of the flexiblepad depending on; eaclt side the-rodto prevent chafing of the lower end of themed.

QLAES HALL.

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